From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- rich in blessings
Meaning
Night is πολυόλβιος when the closing petition addresses her as blessed and desired by all (III.12). The word links her with abundance and benefit rather than physical darkness. Its -όλβιος formation is distinct from πολύολβος, though the two compounds overlap closely in sense.
Places to read
- Hymn III · Line 12Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πολυόλβιε
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. III.12